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Country around Fountain Run is a rural area of about 1,456 people in Monroe County, Kentucky, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 61 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $729 a month.
1,456people
$164kTypical home
$729/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
225Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,456 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Nashville, TN
- 32 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,034/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (160 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to BNA airport
- 58 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 179 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 784 ft
- 409 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+77 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk